Top 50 Universities for Public Health in the World (2026)
Exploring Public Health programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Public Health education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Cambridge, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
1 World
1 North America
1
United States
1 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
3%
Publications
669060
Citations
43305893
2
Stanford, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
2 World
2 North America
2
United States
1 Stanford
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
464042
Citations
27749034
3
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
4
Ithaca, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
5 World
4 North America
4
United States
1 Ithaca
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
407264
Citations
18350997
5
Berkeley, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
6 World
5 North America
5
United States
2 Berkeley
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
392253
Citations
21489706
6
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
7 World
2 Europe
2
United Kingdom
2 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
21%
Publications
375031
Citations
17393792
7
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
9 World
7 North America
7
United States
2 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
352589
Citations
17252102
8
Seattle, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
10 World
8 North America
8
United States
1 Seattle
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
423520
Citations
22026256
9
Baltimore, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
11 World
9 North America
9
United States
1 Baltimore
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
424425
Citations
21475164
10
New Haven, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
12 World
10 North America
10
United States
1 New Haven
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
344067
Citations
16740050
11
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
13 World
11 North America
11
United States
3 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
364058
Citations
18223106
12
Toronto, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
14 World
12 North America
1
Canada
1 Toronto
University Information
Acceptance
54%*
Publications
489594
Citations
19738928
13
London, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
15 World
3 Europe
3
United Kingdom
3 London
University Information
Acceptance
36%*
Publications
474519
Citations
19145763
14
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
16 World
13 North America
12
United States
1 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
362411
Citations
18224304
15
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
16
Minneapolis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
18 World
15 North America
14
United States
1 Minneapolis
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
315563
Citations
13918850
17
University Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
20 World
17 North America
16
United States
2 University Park
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
302810
Citations
11063041
18
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
22 World
18 North America
17
United States
3 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
250036
Citations
10887825
19
Columbus, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
23 World
19 North America
18
United States
1 Columbus
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
332689
Citations
10489118
20
Champaign, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
24 World
20 North America
19
United States
2 Champaign
University Information
Acceptance
44%
Publications
303409
Citations
12500654
21
San Diego, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
25 World
21 North America
20
United States
4 San Diego
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
304245
Citations
16110179
22
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
23
Gainesville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
28 World
24 North America
23
United States
1 Gainesville
University Information
Acceptance
24%
Publications
316038
Citations
9913526
24
Chapel Hill, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
30 World
26 North America
24
United States
1 Chapel Hill
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
257232
Citations
12049315
25
Evanston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
31 World
27 North America
25
United States
3 Evanston
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
238956
Citations
11593852
26
Austin, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
32 World
28 North America
26
United States
1 Austin
University Information
Acceptance
29%
Publications
249099
Citations
9915982
27
Durham, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
33 World
29 North America
27
United States
2 Durham
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
227645
Citations
10337561
28
Davis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
34 World
30 North America
28
United States
6 Davis
University Information
Acceptance
42%
Publications
265216
Citations
10743933
29
New Brunswick, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
35 World
31 North America
29
United States
2 New Brunswick
University Information
Acceptance
65%
Publications
228591
Citations
8508220
30
College Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
37 World
32 North America
30
United States
2 College Park
University Information
Acceptance
45%
Publications
214017
Citations
8987126
31
East Lansing, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
38 World
33 North America
31
United States
2 East Lansing
University Information
Acceptance
84%
Publications
212433
Citations
7681949
32
West Lafayette, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
39 World
34 North America
32
United States
1 West Lafayette
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
237253
Citations
7247897
33
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
41 World
35 North America
33
United States
3 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
270060
Citations
11530096
34
Montreal, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
42 World
36 North America
3
Canada
1 Montreal
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
255621
Citations
10090338
35
Tucson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
43 World
37 North America
34
United States
1 Tucson
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
231352
Citations
8679223
36
College Station, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
44 World
38 North America
35
United States
2 College Station
University Information
Acceptance
63%
Publications
213041
Citations
7026465
37
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
46 World
1 Latin America
1
Brazil
1 Sao Paulo
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
403004
Citations
7213878
38
Boston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
47 World
39 North America
36
United States
3 Boston
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
182725
Citations
8540266
39
San Francisco, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
48 World
40 North America
37
United States
7 San Francisco
University Information
Acceptance
13%
Publications
266349
Citations
15389929
40
St. Louis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
51 World
42 North America
39
United States
1 St. Louis
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
217908
Citations
11228109
41
Charlottesville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
53 World
43 North America
40
United States
1 Charlottesville
University Information
Acceptance
17%
Publications
178234
Citations
6550160
42
Salt Lake, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
54 World
44 North America
41
United States
1 Salt Lake
University Information
Acceptance
87%
Publications
195055
Citations
7256213
43
Irvine, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
59 World
45 North America
42
United States
8 Irvine
University Information
Acceptance
26%
Publications
167813
Citations
7111638
44
Tempe, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
61 World
46 North America
43
United States
2 Tempe
University Information
Acceptance
90%
Publications
165203
Citations
5999495
45
Edmonton, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
64 World
48 North America
4
Canada
1 Edmonton
University Information
Acceptance
51%*
Publications
233302
Citations
7552530
46
Iowa City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
71 World
52 North America
48
United States
1 Iowa City
University Information
Acceptance
85%
Publications
174238
Citations
6672084
47
Providence, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
74 World
53 North America
49
United States
1 Providence
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
125684
Citations
5539426
48
Nashville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
76 World
54 North America
50
United States
1 Nashville
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
154991
Citations
6697687
49
Atlanta, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
78 World
55 North America
51
United States
2 Atlanta
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
198442
Citations
8131621
50
Helsinki, Finland
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Public Health
Rankings
79 World
14 Europe
1
Finland
1 Helsinki
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
180085
Citations
6661231